Diet Myths And Facts

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Why put on weight?
Causes are many, different for everyone. But regardless of the cause will not put on weight or put on weight if less carefully select our food, calculate the calories you eat every day and spent more calories with extra physical activities or exercise.

There obesity problem in Greece?

Serious. An estimated 35-40% of adult Greeks, women and men, and 40% of children are overweight. Experts estimate that if the situation evolved at the same pace, by 2015 half the adult population of our country is overweight. If you do not trust statistics, take a look around and you will find yourself the size of the problem.

How do I know if my weight is "normal"?
Calculate the mass ratio of my body. But what does this mean?
Generally, whether you are a woman or a man:
If your BMI is under 18.5, your body weight is considered "underweight" and so it is advisable to try to get a few pounds.
If your BMI is 18.5 to 24.9 then your weight is within the desired ("normal"), so it is advisable to keep the same level. But if your waist circumference exceeds 80 cm (women) or 94 cm (men) will benefit more permanently losing a few pounds with a balanced diet and regular exercise.

If your BMI is between 25 and 29.9, you are considered overweight / s and you are in a critical threshold where you risk to get to the stage of obesity. So we need to lose weight by focusing your eating behavior to better quality food choices while increasing your physical activities.
If you have a BMI of 30 and up, then you're a person, not just overweight but obese and should definitely lose several pounds of weight, with expert help from experts rather than with homemade diets!

Off excess thickness poses serious risks to your health, especially if you have high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, smoking or drinking too much alcohol, which will significantly decrease if you lose pounds.
Tip: If you have a BMI greater than 25, visit your personal doctor. He will evaluate your situation and can recommend a personalized screening program, depending on the history, age and any risk factors you have. So, you know exactly if you really need to change something and what is just that, to prevent adverse situations.
It is absolutely the objective mass index?
No, because only assess the relationship height - weight, without taking into account other factors, such as the size of the skeleton and the percentage of body fat - is therefore a marker with many restrictions. Despite the drawbacks, however, is a good statistical tool to evaluate our own, but scientifically, our body weight.

So I remember the "essence" of: At any numeric display above 24.9 should sound the alarm bell and any indication near or above 30 mean condition ... emergency and immediate action.
That I weigh 'what kilos want "as long my personal BMI is within the desired limits?
If you are perfectly healthy and if not you recommend something else your doctor, yes. Of course at the level of personal preferences, aspirations and personal aesthetic standards, things can be different. Therefore regardless of the statistics and tables that tell you that "must" be "these or other" pounds, ask yourself: Do you feel good about your body? If so, leave things as they are and do not worry. If not, then you need the pounds ... "regulation".
When we say "setup", we mean diet?
Not necessarily, however, and certainly not just diet.

The best way of losing our excess weight is to reduce an amount of calories we take in every day while we increase the calories you spend, eg doing more physical activities and / or regular exercise.
You give me an example?
Suppose you do not change anything important in your eating habits, but instead of a drink high calorie choose one with fewer, rather than a classic refreshment drink a "diet" and instead of "any" lunch or dinner, eat someone choose on the basis of calories it contains. Furthermore, because you have taken a decision to "xeskouriasete", and do little exercise, for example 20 minutes walking.

Daily 'loss' calories? 300-500 calories. negligible? Do this for one day, definitely yes. If however you do for a month, will "xalafrosete" by 2-3 pounds without essentially have changed many things not in your diet or your lifestyle.
Everybody talks about calories, but what exactly are calories?
Very simplified, the calorie is a unit of measurement that indicates the "energy" that provides a feed to the organization or who spends the human body in the form of "burning" for the functions and activities. When we talk about calories, we mean two things: calories (energy) recruited from our foods and calories (energy) spent. The former is the daily calorie intake and the second the energy needs of the organization.
What role do the calories in gaining or losing weight?
We reserve the same weight when the calories we take in from food is about equal with those costs.

We increase our weight when ingested calories is enough most of the spent because our body creates reserves.
We reduce our weight if you eat fewer calories than we need or if "burn" more because our body takes refuge in stocks (eg stored fat) to cover the energy difference between those who need (more) and those recruit (fewer).
If for 1-2 days I get fewer calories, you slim down?
Virtually no! Our body is not greatly affected by short term caloric differences (e.g., one day), but only by long (several days). For example, if someday eat or 'burn' a little less or more calories than you need, the body is able to compensate for these 'minor', the same or consecutive days with little or no variation in weight. Moreover, let us not forget that small or large weight differences may be due to other factors, such as increased diuresis or fluid retention, eg before menstruation.
We all need the same calories to maintain your weight?

Michael Wren

Of course, not. Various mathematical calculations of daily caloric needs are just benchmarks, averages and not absolute indications, even for people who have exactly the same age and the same genetically, physically and labor characteristics. In any case, criteria of "how many calories you need" is our health, are showing the scales and our mirror, our goals and - perhaps - what we write in our calendar ...
What does the diary of calories?
To calculate our caloric needs, you can try the following: Not to change the usual way of life or our food, we record every day in our calendar (or a sheet of paper) for one week, the quantities of food we eat (not forgetting what we drink!) and their correlation in calories. For this purpose we have to use a valid calorimeter. Every night, we sum all the calories you hired. After passing the "control week," we calculate the average calorie intake per day: Add the calories every day, all day, and divide by 7. The number you will find the average daily need us.

I have the same daily caloric needs?
Again no! Our energy needs are - almost always - different from day to day, from hour to hour and from time to time. Think about it: We eat every day exactly the same calories? We have every day exactly the same activities? On weekends and holidays, eat or "burn" the same calories as the days work? The weather and the seasons of the year, do not play their role? For all that, and more, the calculation of caloric needs are proposing - to calendar - is more reliable, at least in relation to the various mathematical equations that relate the level of our physical activity (light, moderate, etc.) to sex us and "suggest" to multiply our weight with a coefficient.

There is no simpler way?
Statistics, such as giving the World Health Organization: To maintain the same body weight, the needs of the average woman doing sedentary, not pregnant and not breastfeeding identified in about 1500 calories a day. Women who exercise three times a week, can safely consume up to 1800 calories, while those working out daily or make profession requiring physical stress can consume up to 2000 to 2200 calories. For men, the calories they should be - respectively - about 300 above. No adult, woman or man, it should be fed with less than 1200 calories a day, even when trying to weaken. This means that a good calorie control point is 1800 for men and 1500 for women. Of these we should start as a reference, based on the rate of loss of our weight, to adapt accordingly.

That is how many calories you should have a deficit to lose one pound of weight?
In the first days of a "diet" we lose more weight with less caloric deficit, mainly because losing fluids and much less fat. But then, our body adapts and uses its fat reserves required to activate them bigger calorie deficit ("stuck because my balance?"). So we accept that conventional one (1) kilogram 'lost' body weight corresponds to a deficit of about 7500 calories, because it is usually 'gross', ie arising from loss of fat, glycogen, water and - minimum - proteins. To lose ie half (0.5) kilogram per week, we need a deficit of about 500-600 calories a day.
So should I measure my daily calories?

Michael Wren

You know no better method or a more practical system that you can control what you eat or what you drink? Of course not and why is obvious: The method of calculating the daily calorie results, it is relatively easy, can be applied by everyone, and the most important, is safe, if we keep our caloric intake within the specified limits: Never joining us under 1200 calories and aim to reduce our kg by 1% per week, ie 0.5-1 kg at most!
What happens if I do a "quick" diet?

Our rapid weight loss diets stimulate psychologically because lose many pounds in a short time. But most of them lost kilos resulting loss of muscle tissue and water rather than fat. Resorting to extreme weight loss methods, such as the complete deprivation of food or diets with less than 1000 calories a day, you will lose pounds but our health can be impaired, the body will have a more flaccid appearance, our skin will loosen and would seem distressed and exhausted.

And of course the sooner one weight faster loses retakes!
And what will help the calorie counter?
To decide what to include your daily diet, to adjust the caloric needs and your goals, to eat properly with a variety of foods in order to have more options to properly face an unpredictable "hunger crisis" to feel comfortable in any expense for food and - most importantly - to know very precisely the calories ingested on a daily basis.

Is there
really such a thing as the “perfect” body measurements for a woman? And what is
perfect anyway, isn’t it a subjective term? Well, not exactly! To
believe that perfection is subjective is to believe that beauty is subjective.

Let’s see
the definition of beauty, by oxforddictionaries.com: A combination of
qualities, such as shape, color, or form that pleases the aesthetic senses,
esp. the sight. This means
that beauty is “that which when perceived; pleases.” And most people agree on
what is pleasurable to look at and what is appalling to look at. A deformed
face will cause an instinctive feeling of repulsion in most people. The face of
Grace Kelly, on the other hand, will cause feelings of awe and admiration. Even
though there is some variation on what people find beautiful, this doesn’t
negate the fact that beauty is largely objective.

So, what
does make a body beautiful? Here are
the 3 most important measurements:

Waist Circumference

Ideal waist
circumference = height x 0.382

Don’t
measure your waist at the navel. Your natural waist is at the narrowest point of
your torso, underneath the rib cage. When the waist is 38% of height, it is
considered ideal, but even numbers up to 43% are very good. However, if your
waist is more than 50% of your height, then you should be alarmed, not only for
aesthetic, but also for health reasons.

Shoulder
circumference

Ideal
shoulder circumference = ideal waist measurement x 1.618

This
measurement should be taken at widest point in shoulders, at ‘about armpit
level’. A shoulder circumference that is about 61-62% of your height is a good indicator
of overall muscle mass and can make you look toned, without creating a
masculine look.

What is
more, an ideal shoulder circumference can partly make up for the lack of
breasts. Just take a look at this picture.

At first
glance, Raquel Welch looks pretty busty at this picture. But, if you take a
closer look you will realise that he breasts are not particularly big. Her
perfect shoulder circumference adds some volume to her upper body and creates a
beautiful contrast with her slim waist.

Hip Circumference

Ideal hip
circumference = ideal waist measurement x 1.42

This
measurement is taken at the widest point of the buttocks. Your waist and hip circumference
make up your waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). There are many scientific studies that
show that a low waist-hip ratio (WHR) is an important measure of female
attractiveness. For example, in this study men were asked to rate front-posed
photographs of the same woman at different breast sizes and waist-to-hip ratios.Men rated the
images with a small waist and an hourglass shape as most attractive,
irrespective of breast size.

So, now
that you know how to determine the perfect measurements, the next step is to
find out how to get them. In most cases, it’s not enough to just lose weight. You
may also have to add a little muscle in specific body areas, because muscle dictates
a large part of your shape.

Thyromine
is a dietary supplement that can boost the function of the thyroid gland. The thyroid
gland regulates the body’s metabolic rate. When you suffer from hypothyroidism,
apart from weight gain you may also experience lack of energy and fatigue.
Other possible symptoms are: constipation, heavy menstrual periods, muscle
aches, dry skin, high cholesterol and sensitivity to cold. The problem is much
more common in women compared to men. In fact 10 times more women suffer from
this condition. If you suspect that your thyroid gland may not be functioning
properly, you can ask your doctor to do a blood test in order to measure your
hormone levels. If there is indeed a problem you can use Thyromine.

What’s
Inside Thyromine?

Thyromine
Ingredients

Ginger: it is
rich in magnesium, potassium, Vitamin B-6, copper and manganese, which are very
important nutrients for the health of the thyroid.

Adrenal
Powder from Bovine: this powder addresses the health of the adrenal gland
simultaneously to the thyroid.

Piper
Longum: it boosts thyroid hormone levels and improves the function of the digestive
system.

Nori: this
seaweed is rich in Iodine, which is essential for thyroid health.

L-Tyrosine:
it is vital for the function of the brain and the nervous system and it acts as
a precursor of thyroid and adrenal hormones.

Guglipid:
it lowers cholesterol and has thyroid boosting properties. If your T3
(Triiodothyronine) levels are currently low, guglipid can be helpful.

Thyroid
Powder From Bovine: it comes from free range organically fed animals and has a
high content of levothyroxine and liothyronine which support thyroid health.

Can
Thyromine Help You Lose Weight?

Thyromine can
help restore the function of the thyroid gland. This would also normalize the
metabolic rate. However, in order to lose weight you will have to create a
calorie deficit. Try to eat smaller amounts of food and exercise often. Also
keep in mind that Thyromine can take a few weeks to work, so you will have to
be patient. Don’t expect overnight results.

Does Thyromine
have any side effects?

Thyromine has
no known side effects, but just to be on the safe side pregnant and lactating
women, and people on a blood thinner, should consult their health care
professional before taking the pills.

Can the Venus Factor program help you slow down the aging process? The answer is yes!

First of
all, achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight can have an anti-aging
effect by itself. Body fat is not inert. It’s actually an endocrine tissue that
produces various hormones, as well as inflammatory cytokines. Getting rid of
excess body fat can make you look, feel and actually BE younger.

Additionally,
due to the fact that the Venus Factor enables you to achieve the ideal waist,
you may avoid many other health problems that are associated with waist size.
As you may already know, having a large waist is a risk factor for type 2
diabetes and heart disease.

Another
very important anti-aging benefit of the Venus Factor is that through fat loss
and strength training you will be able to keep your testosterone at a healthy
level. Now this may not sound very appealing if you are a woman, but the truth
is that women do need some testosterone for optimal health. Testosterone can
improve vitality, joint health and bone density and may also reduce depression.

Unfortunately,
women (as well as men) experience a decline in testosterone production as they
age. Estrogen and testosterone are at their highest levels, when women are in
their early 20’s. This gives them both femininity and vitality. By preventing
the reduction in testosterone that occurs due to aging, you can keep your bones
healthy, boost your libido, improve your mood and increase you energy levels.

Can The Venus Factor weight loss and strength training program help you get rid of cellulite?
It sure can help you lose fat and build muscle, but isn’t cellulite a whole
different matter?

The truth
is that ‘Cellulite’ is a slang term that means nothing, scientifically
speaking. The orange peel look is simply caused by the basic structure of fat
cells, which is different between men and women.

Every time
we increase our weight, fat gets stored in little globules, which are contained
in tiny compartments of connective tissue. Imagine something like four walls and
a ceiling surrounding the fat. So when you accumulate fat, the walls start to bulge
and the ceiling stretches upwards. This means that cellulite is simply fat that
gets displaced upwards and creates this annoying dimpling
effect. This concept is wonderfully explained in How to Get Rid of Cellulite.pdfby John Barban and Bryan Chung.

What Is
The Solution?

If you
reduce the size of the fat cells in that particular body area, then the fat
will stop bulging upwards and cellulite will be gone or at least significantly
reduced. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done, because cellulite usually
appears in places where the fat is “stubborn” and very difficult to mobilize. Nevertheless,
if your fat level goes down enough, cellulite will disappear. It may simply
take a while longer, because fat mobilization is slower in these particular
body areas.

What about
cellulite creams?

Some creams
may be useful, because they may restore skin’s elasticity and increase the rigidity
of the “ceiling”, which will reduce the bulging of fat. For example, creams
that contain ingredients, such as retinol, which increase the production of
collagen may be helpful. Other creams may simply act as skin irritants that
cause swelling and simply mask the problem for a short period of time.

So, Can You
Reduce Your Cellulite With The Venus Factor Program?

The answer
is yes. Losing your excess fat is the most effective and least invasive way to
get rid of cellulite and the Venus Factor system can help you maximize fat loss
and gain muscle mass in targeted areas.